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On this week’s episode of Out and About, sculptors Jaci Willis and Fisher Stolz join Jenn Gordon to talk about two public art projects in the area: the restoration of Sonar Tide by Ronald Bladen, located in front of the Civic Center, and the newly launched Sculpture Garden located in Donovan Park. Learn more at Donovan Sculpture Garden.

WCBU's On Deck has everything you need to know to start your day for Friday, September 24, 2021. Our top story is about how baseball star Jim Thome says he hopes his experience as an Illinois Central College alum inspires others to pursue a path to their dreams. You’ll also hear how a group of young Tremont residents are holding a diversity rally tomorrow in their hometown. As Megan Rahn and Lizzy Freidinger tell Tim Shelley, they want to raise racial awareness.

WCBU's On Deck has everything you need to know to start your day for Monday, September 27, 2021. Our top story is about how officials in Washington are seeking federal funding to address a public transportation gap. You’ll also hear how theatres across the country are beginning to open up again, and it’s no different for the theatre on Bradley's campus. WCBU's Jody Holtz talks with Bradley University's Theatre Arts department chair Scott Kanoff about how the pandemic has affected theatre at the university, and about the play that will kick off the new season.

On this week’s episode of Out and About, Jenn Gordon sits down with artist André Petty to talk about his work currently on display at the Contemporary Art Center now through October 15. The exhibit is entitled “Faces and Forms” and features Petty’s pop art portraits, as well as Sculptures by Scott Mossman. For more information visit Contemporary Art Center of Peoria.

WCBU's On Deck has everything you need to know to start your day for Friday, September 17, 2021. Our top story is about the ED Edwards coal plant in Bartonville is slated to become a battery energy storage site after its closure next year. You’ll also hear from Peoria’s alt-folk quintet, The Way Down Wanderers. Band members Collin Krause and Austin Thompson talk about their latest album “More Like Tomorrow.”

WCBU's On Deck has everything you need to know to start your day for Friday, October 1, 2021. Our top story is about how the Illinois State Museum is temporarily shutting down some exhibits at Dickson Mounds in Fulton County. You’ll also hear how it's been more than a year-and-a-half since the Peoria Rivermen played their last hockey game. But the team is now just two weeks away from opening the new season, with the home opener at Carver Arena to follow on October 22nd. Reporter Joe Deacon talks with Rivermen owner Bart Rogers about returning from the long layoff.

On this week’s episode of Out and About, Mae Gilliland Wright joins Jenn Gordon to talk about the first anniversary of ‘Giving Voice’ the online magazine that is giving voice to young people in our community by both mentoring young writers and creatives and paying them to tell their stories. Learn more at Giving Voice.

WCBU's On Deck has everything you need to know to start your day for Tuesday, October 5, 2021. Our top story is about how fall is finally here, and pumpkin patches are open and ready for business. WCBU student reporter Olivia Streeter talked with a few Morton pumpkin farmers about how they're growing… not only crops - but tourism in their communities. You’ll also hear how as the fall season rolls in; farmers are busy preparing for the next wave of harvests. But with the changing climate, it’s more difficult than ever to plan ahead. WCBU’s Jody Holtz sits down with Down River Farm owner Evan Barry to talk about the fall season, and how climate change has and continues to affect his organic vegetable farm.

WCBU's On Deck has everything you need to know to start your day for Wednesday, October 6, 2021. Our top story is about how more than two years after breaking ground, the Illinois Air National Guard has its new fire station at Peoria International Airport. You’ll also hear how as Peoria’s Spanish-speaking immigrant population grows, a local business owner wants to preserve Hispanic and Latino culture by teaching children traditional dance. Maria Miranda is the director of Peoria Folklore Ballet. She talks with WCBU’s Hannah Alani about her efforts.

WCBU's On Deck has everything you need to know to start your day for Thursday, September 30, 2021. Our top story is about how Peoria and Illinois were once a part of New France. While that legacy has mostly faded away, remnants of the Illinois Creole culture still linger in some remote parts of the Midwest. You’ll also hear how deadly problems can arise when farmers need to move from one field to another. Rich Egger tells us about a western Illinois woman’s effort to remind drivers to share the road.